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Once in a time there was a brand called Philips that invented a music format that revolutionized the entire world. It was the compact cassette, and that happened back in 1962. Quoted from the Wikipedia: “In 1962, Philips invented the Compact Cassette medium for audio storage, introducing it in Europe on 30 August 1963 at the Berlin Radio Show, and […]

I went to the beach and I took my beloved Super-DD9 with me. Since last year, I decided to take my walkman and tapes on holidays, rather than using my phone or my laptop. I enjoy listening to my tapes far more than streaming/digital files. Now this is my DD9 with a tape with some […]

I admit: I’m a TDK fan. I think almost all their tapes as at least very good. And their top range is truly excellent. The SA-X is one of my favorites, and I have a bunch of them ranging from almost the very first year they were released until the late 90s. So when I […]

I’m always been a fan of SONY products since 1986. I loved the quality of their materials, the design and the good mechanics. Since their ugly acquisition of AIWA and the huge fails with the advent of the MP3 I’m not a fan of SONY anymore. But no one can say bad things about their […]

I have seen this rare deck only in an old brochure. I must confess once I’ve seen it in action I’m in love with it. My friend Mat at Techmoan has finally found one after years of searching and he’s so lucky to have it in excellent and working condition. Believe it or not, but […]

After my first experiences swapping mixtapes with other cassette fans around the world (as far as it goes, I’ve sent tapes to the Nederlands, UK and Canada) now an interesting idea was grown in Tapeheads forum. Actually, in Nando‘s head 😉 This is what Nando purposed: A new idea and something any mix tape artist […]

In this video I explain nothing in particular, but simply show all my stack at “full power” while I’m dubbing a mixtape. The original tape was recorded in the Technics B965 (an UX-Pro) with dbx, using vinyl as source, as I already explained if earlier posts. Now you can hear it playing and being recorded in […]

After some years since I’ve published my latest walkman review, the PX101, I’m finally back with a new review. I know some of you were waiting for new content but my work, family and kids didn’t let me have the time to face the effort. Also I became more and more interested in where are […]

I’m not a fan of STAR WARS saga, really, although I find it very cool and I enjoy a lot watching the movies (especially the three oldest ones). But I’m a fan of John Williams. His music is tremendously big. Awesome. Bit by bit I have searched for some of the best (IMHO) vinyl and […]

Tonight I’m recording my first mixtape for swapping, which will be 100% analog, from vinyl discs. After carefully preparing the song list and deeply cleaning the discs it’s time for recording. So this is the real joy: listening to good music with the highest quality from vinyl at night… with a cup of good wine (Rene […]